Red card for Jeff Winter's blog, plus Aidy Boothroyd's uncanny impression of Gary Johnson

By 3pm

Published 22:01 15/01/12

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After a memorable blog post which included references to altar boys being abused after Celtic victories and the Pope being described a “dress-wearing Nazi”, Jeff Winter’s website has mysteriously disappeared from the internet.

Which means we’re all being deprived of the former referee’s wit and wisdom, including these ‘hilarious’ answers to questions purportedly sent in by his legions of admirers:

Q: Do you play Football Manager? If you're playing against a team who plays counter-attacking football would you think it's best to play defensively, hope they come out of their shell and hit them? Or should you play into their game plan and trust your players are good enough?
A: Get a fooking life. If you can't get a real woman, use your computer to find porn.

Q: Are homophobic comments acceptable in football, ie. "Downing you big puff"?
A: Your pathetic example has pangs of schoolyard infantile namecalling. Funnily enough, Stuey's last bird looked OK to me.

Q: What's your favourite sport other than football?
A: Shagging

PS: Here’s Winter on his final game as an official, as remembered in his autobiography: “I played a little bit of extra time, waiting until the play was at the Kop end, before sounding the final shrill blast.

"The fans behind the goal burst into spontaneous applause. It was longer and louder than normal, even for a home win. Did they know it was my final visit? Was it applause for me? They are such knowledgeable football people it would not surprise me.”

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Northampton might be bottom of League Two but that didn’t stop manager Aidy Boothroyd taking delivery of a new Jaguar from club sponsors this week.

Boothroyd told the club’s website: "I would like to say a big, big thank you to Guy Salmon in Northampton. The new car is fantastic and is a big help to me as I cover the miles on club business, scouting players and teams. The car is absolutely top class, as I know is the service we as a club receive from Guy Salmon."

Which is a real contrast to what his predecessor Gary Johnson said when he was given an XF back in July.

Johnson to the Cobblers’ website: "I would like to say a big, big thank you to Guy Salmon in Northampton. The new car is fantastic and is a big help to me as I cover the miles on club business, scouting both players and teams. The car is first class, as is the service we as a club receive from Guy Salmon."

Is there an echo in here?

PS: Boothroyd may have toned down the ‘inspirational’ quotes which saw him dubbed football’s David Brent during his time at Watford, but he still had time to tell the local paper: “Repetition is the mother of skill.”

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